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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
Election Proclamation,

" " WV" SOV'CIJSN C/O5Js
e TATE OF KANSAS,
- TREGo COUNTY,
The State of Kansas to all whom these presents
u NOW YE, That I, George Baker, Sheriff of
II Trego county, State of Kansas, do hereby pro-
Claim and make known to the legal voters of rrego
county, State of Kansas that on
Tuesday, November 8, A. D. 1887,
(being 9Th day of the month"; there will be an cleo
on held In each of tho voting precincts throughout
SAID County OF TregO the purpose OF
electing the following county and township officers
tO-wit:
COUNTY OFFICERS.
One county treasurer.
One county clerk.
One register of deeds.
One sheriff
One county surveyor.
One coroner.
One commissioner for the First commissioner dis
trict.
wA-KEENEY TOWNSHIP.
One township trustee.
One township clerk
One township treasurer.
One justice of the peace. Ito fill unexpired term
Two cOnstables, and
One road overseer in each road district.
oGALLAH TOWNSHIP.
One township trustee.
One township clerk
One township treasurer.
Two constables, and
One road overseer in each road district.
GLENCOE TOWNSHIP.
One township trustee.
One township clerk
One township treasurer
Two constabies, and
One road overseer in each road district.
COLLYEE TOWNSHIP.
One township trustee.
One township clerk.
One township treasurer.
Two constables, and
One road overseer in each road district.
Said election being general election, and to be
conducted in all respects and the returns thereof to
be made In the manner prescribed by the General
Election laws of the State of Kansas providing for
the holding of election.
Polls to be ope, ed at O'Clock in the morning and
closed at O'Clock in the evening of the said day.
Given under my hand at the sheriff's Office, in |
the city of Wa-Keeney, Trego county, State Of KaE-
sas this ed day Of October, A. D. 1851.
GEORGE BAKER,
Sheriff Of Trego county, Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
TREGO COUNTY TRACINGs.
Served up by the "WorId's RustIing
Reporters.
COLLYER CARVINGS.
Up RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

Q. p. RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
EAST WEST
Fast Mail - 6.37 n 9:56 N
Day Passenger 5:25PM 1855 81
Freight S:<OP lbs A N
passengers allowed by permit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05

Mr.. G. L. Vaughn. recently from Mill
brook, has established loan office on the
upper floor of the First National Bank
building, just across the hall from G. M
McClaren's office Mr.. Vaughan repre-
sents the Commonwealth Land & Trust
Company of Kansas City.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
Mrs. J. G. Martin and daught

Mrs. George Kesaler. daughter and son,
all or Cpl!ser. paid = flying visit to Bnf-
ialo Park last Saturday evening. T Bsfa-
10 Puxs Pioaser, 3.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
Hotel business is lively.

Wild hay is wo tn s. ton.
DIR. Conger's barn is receiving mate
rial improvements.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05
Tax Payers, Take Notice.

Notice is hereby given that have received from
the County Clerk the tax rolls for the year 1887 and
that taxes due and payable and after the first
day Of November at the County T .easureI's Office
In Wa-KeeDey.
The following is the tax levy Of Trego county for
the year 1887 on each 800 valr alton:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05

.ToR SAsE.-A good horse.
V 1853 B. G. WILSON.
sDoR SALE Or TRADE--7oo or 800 sheep. APP
IL ply to lee Monroe, of F. b stteges % Saline
q Ntlieg's ranch. t60
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-05

Since our article of this week con-
corning the Presb. terrain church was
written, the trustees have purchased the
west six lots in the north half of block Is
for the building site. The lot on the cor
ner and the one next to it were owned by
Werlich & kershaw; the other four by
Miller & Mccoy. The lots cost the
church SIS apiece.
Mr. Walter H. Somers, Of Salina,
came mp one day this week to see Court
House Contractor Barrett It is expect
ed that Mr.. Some.s will be interested In
the stone work of the court house, but he
was too sick while here to transact any
business. Mr.. Barrett expects, thon2t,
that arrangements will be perfected by
Tuesday next so that the hauliny os stone
for the court house can be commenced.
1T is matter of the greatest importance
that the stone be hauled before the weaths
or gets bad, .
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

1t is sad, but fact. nevertheless, that
nowhere does SO much of mans innate
cruelty manifest itself, as in the treat
ment of domestic animals. especially Of
the horse and the dog. The faithfulness,
the submlssivene s, the intelligence of
these friends of man count as naught in
the estimation of many two>legged
brute to whom the animal which may be
temporarily confided to his care is intin-
itely superior in every respect. Not a
day passes t.. at these assertions are not
verified by occurrences unde. our very
eyes. Day after day overwolked and
underfed horses and mules, with sores
concealed by the harness, may be seen
toiling, almost staggering, along the
streets with loads far beyond theil
strength. while the stupid and bruta
driver mercilessly plies the whip, and, il
the poor animal falls from sheer exhaus.
ton. only adds the kick of a hobnailed
boot to the sting of the lash. The treat
ment bestowed upon dogs in MANY IN
stances is similar in its character, though
it varies in kind, adapting itself to the
greater or lesser forbearance of the dog
for be it Known, that the cowardly spirit
| which shows itself in the i'll. treatment o
an unresisting animal. fears to proceed tc
v.olenc when it is likely to meet with :
resisting force.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
Mr.. CLEVELAND MUST HARMON IzE THE
DEMOCRAC Y OR he WILL BE BEATEN.

One thing is certain, aud that is
that if we are to nominate Mr.. Cleve-
land to be his own successor. which
at present seems to US inevitable, we
cannot elect bin unleS. we come to
some better understanding than
now exists. In truth, if he is not
with Us heartily, and in good faith,
and all along the line, We do not care
to elect him. Between Mugwump
in the White House and Stalwart
Republican, We should prefer to take
our chance of the future in a square
haEd-to hand flight On principle with
the Republican, a change Of public
policy, rather than to exc out preca>
rious milk anJ-water servrtude 20 8
fast-and-loose, pig-and-puppy. now
you-see it and-now-you-don't, too
good .to-b be honest, and too-great-te
be-nseful Administration, of Cheap
John statesmen. wearing second
hand apparel and pinchback jewel
ry.
This is the feeling among the mss
of Democrats.-Cou rier Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

According to our esteemed Re-
publican contemporary. the Mail and
Express. ".here has been q general
raking up of resignations in the
Treasury Department during the
past week. The letters written bv
nearly all Republican officials early
In the Administration expressing q
willingness to sever their cennection
with the depar. meat are now before
Secretary Manning. and those who
have not already received permission
to depart may expect their dismissal
in the near future"
The near future ought to be the
immediate present. What earthly
reason can be found for keeping
these Republicans in office? 1,
see ms that they have long been viii
ling to go and certainly the Demo
cratic party is more than willing tha,
they should go. In Difference t.
whose feelings, then. are they KEEP
in?-Grover Clevelanl,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
KITCHIN & DUNN
ATTORNEYS & CoUNsELLoRs AT LAW
Scotland Neck, N. c.
~Otfice on 10th Sire ct. first door
NOTICE,

.Brick" Pomeroy is not content
with laying a foundation for a fort
une in Colorado in connection with
thu Atlantic Pacifi Railway Tun>
mel, but has opened'up a new Office
at 234 Broadway, New York city,
from which he is issuing PomerOys
Democrat. a handsome siXte n pare
paper, in etter style than ever be-
fore, aad is a making a great sue
ces, of it. In it defence of the prin-
cip.es Of Democracy, the rights OF la
Dor and it's opposition to Cleveland
in all that pertains to the Mugwum-
piness Of his administration, an1 to
his re~nominatio !. Pomeroy's Dem~
ocrat is as hot as the rear end OF q
hornet, and as sol d as the front
end of buffalo bull. And The pa
per is having a widesp cad infu--
ence. The price of the DEMOCRAT
is on V two dollars year, and a
valuable present in additional. to
every subscriber. Agents are wants
ed in every town to canvass for the
paper, and to make money by SO
doing. Sample copies free. Address
NM. POMEROY. 234 Broadway
New York city.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
WHAT THE BABY CAV DO.

The baby can wear out a new
pair of kid shoes in twenty hours.
It can keep it's father busy adver-
tising in the newspapers for nurse.
1t Can occupy both sides of the
largest sized bed manufactured, ],
simultaneously.
1t can crowd to suffOcation the
smoking car with indignant passen-
gers between two stations. II can
make itself look like fiend just at
the moment W hen mamma wants t.
show what pretty baby she has.
It can make an cd bachelor in
the adjoining room use language
that, if uttered IN the street, would
get him six months.
1t can go to sleep like little an
gel, and just as mamma and pap,
are starting for the theatre, it car
wake up, and stay wake until the
beginning Of the last act.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

Already our exchanges are dis
cussing the propriety Of an increase
in the salaries of our Judges. At
present they receive $25oo per year.
Out of this fund they have to pay
their expenses and their board bills
around en- the circuit. This will
cost them about $1ooe leaving $500
as The net salary. We do not believe
in the propo sition that large salaries
must be paid in order to secure COM
petent officials. 10 the best Of orr
knowledge the Judgeship has never
gone a begging. At the present sal
ary low though it be, aspirants Of
eminent fitness have abounded and
do still abound. Our Congressman
receive double what our Judges get
but the Judges as body are certain
ly equal in character and ability to
our Congressman. In some other
States the salary or the Judges Is
much higher than in ours but none
| of them have more able and lncor-
ruptible judiciary. Times are hard
and as long as such men as Gilmer.
Boykin, Clark, Connor&c are willing
to serve as at the present salary We
see no urgent need for an increase.
| The State might provide for the
payment Of their travelling expenses
but while our hard working farmers
are raising cotton on poor land at
cents with the aid Of mortgages, ne
groes. and mules it behooves The
Legislature to go slow in the matte
lof heaping up taxation. It il seasy
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
CURING n ANS.

send you the following about
curing hams, a. the practice of 9
good housewife known to me in my
younger days. whose hams were
much priced. This was her rules
For every four hams of moderate
size she took II lbs. OF fine salt. six
ounces Of saltpetre, one pound Of
brown sugar, and after mixing them
thoroughly together, rubbed the
hams Herewith on either side. They
we're then packed in box, and
placed in a cool out house for about
three weeks, when the hams were
taken out and put in picking tub
or hog shead, and covered with brine
strong enough to swim an egg. At
ter remsining in the pickle for about
three weeks, they were taken out
thoroughly rubbed with fresh salt
and hung up in a we'll ventilated
house for few days TO dry, aftel
which they were transferred to tn,
smoke house. where they were huns
up and smoked with oak sawdus
until they had acquired the color o
bright N ahogony. when each ham
was scwed up in canvas, the cover
ings whitewashed and hung up tt
dry, after which they we're white
washed again and packed away i,
hogsheads with oatmeal until wan,
ed.-M. y. IN Scottish Agricultura
Gazette.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
N j 81 {.
STORE.

Having taken the Agency for the sale
of all kinds of musical instruments. from
: jewsharp, to finest piano or organ. with
samples on hand; we cordially invite the
aides and public generally, to call atour
music store: cor. Main 4 Tenth st and
examine for themselves.
Miss Eva M K;tchm, musical exbert,
will have charge, and order promptly
anv thing not on hand.
Every thing sold at factory prices and
no deception. For cash or on the instat
ments plan. Nothing but the
host standard goods are kept. Is days
trial given on Pianos or Organs, to re-
sponsible parties and six month privilege
to exchsge them.
All freights paid to your nearest sta
ton or landing. and return freight's If ii
fails to give satisfaction.
Now Is the time to buys' harp of q
thousand strings and cultivate your tai.
bling gift of nature.
John L. Kitchin & Co
SCOTLAND NECK n. G.
April ~ 1886.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
Parlor Gaae for Country Folks.

The members Of the society were
invited to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S., "for the pleasure of The society
and the profit cf the minister" as
the good man put it. A day or two
before the time appointed note was
sent to score or more of people
asking them each to write an answer
in rhyme to the question enclosed,
the rhyme to contain q cert ain word
which was also sent in the note
These productions were to be read
for the entertainment Of the people,
the game being called sCrambo.'
The evening came and the houee was
filed with glad company There
were humorous readings and quiet
games. One of the Sc games engag-
ed both old and young, and We call it
what is it like and2' One person
is sent out of the room and tie 9th
ers agree on subject to talk about
This time the word 'Mooa' was
chosen. When the person was cali
ed In che asked little Roy What il
it Iike?' He replied. 1t is like the
SUM- .Whyf Because it rises An
ether said 1T 10 like q COW because
| it has horns and face.' She asked
third and received the answer I'll
lis like bread because it rises.' Th,
one giving the most information b,
his answer had to go out the mex
time. George Washington and 9th
er historic characters were talkel
about, and such things as the human
hair, artesian wells, etc.--Rural Ne,
Yorker.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

We do not believe the time has
come when the small farmer can
successfully conduct his business
without performing some manual
labor. nor when the large farmer
can attain marked success without
that intimate knowledge of his
work that comes from actual par:ic-
ipatiod in it. But we do most fully
believe that the day is forever pass
ed when the chief reliance Of the sue
cessfal farmer, whether his acres be
few or many. can be placed upon
munual industry, however pesistent
If undirected by mind conversant
with the progress of the times in all
that relates to his business. In the
past. when apparently unhounded
West offered its fertile soil free for
the taking, and when America held
monopoly Of the railways and inn
proved implements Of husbandry
there was some excuse fer the hand
tn-mouth policy which has been the
CHEZ characteristic of our sgricult>
ure but the day of free hOmesteads
is almost ended, while the extension
Of the use of agricultural machinery
throus heut the old world the devel
opment of agricultural resources OF
the southern hemisphere, and especi
ally the bringing of the half'naked
farmers of India into direct and
| close competition with ourselves
through the medium of the railroad
and steamship-all these are stead
lily and surely taking from US the
vantage ground We have heretofore
held as food producers for the world
One thing is certain, and tnat Is i
the American farmer would retair
this vantage ground he must bring
to his work something more thar
brawn-somethiRg more than brawI
reinforced by mechanical ingenuity
| These have served us we'll in th,
past, but henceforth they must tax,
a secondary place, Welding the frs
rank to still higher exercise Of th'
lntellect than chat which has give,
us the steam engine and the moderl
harvester.-Farm, Stock and Home
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

The average duration Of life has
been made the subject of fresh in-
vestigatiOn by q German ststistician,
who finds that the lowest average is
is for the day laberer (s2 yearsl. and
the highest ameng those who engage
in manual toll is among the garden.
ers, sailors and fishermen, 5S years.
The professional. occupations, come
even above regular open-air eccupa.
tions, as the averages show 40 years
for physicians, 81 for jurists, 81 fol
teachers and 81 for clergymen. +.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
UndyinS Light.
R. W. Glider in the Century.

When in the golden western summer skies
A flaming glory starts and slowly fades
Through crimson tone on tone to deep
er shades,
There falls silence, while the day
light dies
Lingering not with human agonies
That tear the soul, or terror that de-
grades;
A holy peace the falling world per-
yades
Nor any fear of that which onward lies:
For well. al. well, the darkened vale re-
calls
A Thousand times ten thousand vanish
ed suns;
Ten thousand sunsets from who's black
ened walls
Refame 1.-THE white and living day,
that runs,
In light which brings all beauty to the
birth,
Deaf HESS forever round the ancient
O thou the Lord and maker of life and
light
Full heavy are the burdens that dc
weigh
Our spirits earthward, as through twi.
light gray
We journey to the end and rest ofnight
Though well we know to the deep in.
ward sight
Darkness is but thy shadow, and ths
day
Where thou art never dies, but sends
its ray
Through the wide universe with rest,
might.
o Lord oflight. steep thou our souls il
thee!
That when the daylight trembies int
shade.
And falls the sill ence of morta lity,
And all is done-we shall not be afraid
But pass from light to light; from wha
doth seem
Into the very h cart and heavea OF ou
dream.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
The Poets Wall.
Henry Tholens.

Henry ThOlenS.
O, the autumn days are coming, when
the bees have stopped their hum
ming. and the partridge lone is drum
ming IN the copse upon the hill:
When the leaves are slowly falling, and
the sable crow is calling to his mate
to stop her squalling with wild and
mournful thrill;
Autu mn winds the boaghs are rustling,
and the towns again are bustling,
while the countryman is hustling
with his apples and his corn;
Days of JohnnY-caks and ba con. when
the woods are all forsaken, and the
meadow-larks have taken fight a.
cross the fields fcrlorn;
IT'S the season melancholy, days when
nature is not jolly; soon the welcome
Christmas holly will be hung DER
banquet hall;
Shows of winter will be 'er us, and the
season soon will bore us when in
manner quite decerOus we must seek
the evening ball;
For the summer days are over, withered
are the fields of clover, and each
merry woodland rover on his haunts
no more does dote:
And the question now, my dearie, that
doth make me feel So weary, is the
old one, dark and drearY; Can " ear
last winters coat?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

This "vital principle Of civil SER
vice reform''-tbis competitive hum
bug, is recognised nowhere, and is
used nowhere except, as Senator
Voorhees,, OF Indiana has partly put
it, under Democratic administration
Of government to keep or put Re.
publicans in odlce.-From the Rech
ester Union and Advertiser.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
Fermenting Manure.
By our Agricultural Editor.


All kinds of vegetable matter,
straw, leaves, weeds, grass, hay. &C..
when piled in bulk, soon begins fer
menting or decay, and the fermenta>
ton is more or lees rapid according
to the presence of heat. moisture and
size of the pile. Green matter IN
hot weathe: piled IN balk begins to
ferment speedily, and decay soon
follows. In winter. as there is less
heat, decay is slow, but it is going
on ali the same in every pile of vege-
table matter.
Fermentation is the agent by
which matter is reduced for plant
food, But fermentation is combus'
ton, and during TIE process the or
ganic material is thrown off and dis
sipated in the air as carbonic acid
ammonia, etc., to the detrimeut and
irjury of the manure. Much valua-
BILE fertilizer is undoubtedly, lost in
this way.
But the farmer has it in his power
to retain this volitile matter. and
prevent it's loss. Nature has given
him more than one substance SEEM
ingly for this very purpose-namely
dry earth. charcoal dust, and gyp
sum or land plaster. The latter es
pecially is the farmers friend, his
little detective. to arrest the truant
gas arising from decay of organic
manures, and hold it till wanted fol
use, Plaster scattered over th'
heaps as they are thrown up. vii
prevent the escape of the ammonis
that would otherwise be dissipatet
in the watery vapor constantly rls:ni
from the piles. All fermenting ma
nures should be covered with plaste,
so long as they lie in bulk. With
cut this they lose half their value il
a very brief period, as we have de
moastr ated by caraful experiment. :
Petersburg Inde1.